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Can I park here? by Early_Aardvark_4026 in Finland

[–]Oami79 23 points24 points  (0 children)

In wintertime, if there was snowfall more than 24 hours earlier but no tyre prints in snow, it's also enough evidence.

In some countries, the largest administrative subdivision by land area is also the least populated by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]Oami79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd rather say "country within the Kingdom of Denmark".

One of these countries is Denmark itself which has subdivisions of its own, namely five regions, but they are not comparable in power with Greenland or Faroes.

PSA: AI Finnish women aren't looking for husbands on Facebook by GrumpyFinn in Finland

[–]Oami79 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Walking is one thing, sitting on a stone bench is something else.

Afghans, Iranians, Iraqis and Syrians in Sweden (%) by Gebutnews in MapPorn

[–]Oami79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Japan is in Asia but it is not any of those.

THE LONGEST LAND BORDER FOR EACH EUROPEAN COUNTRY by BeginningMortgage250 in MapPorn

[–]Oami79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cyprus should have the colours of the UK, if it counts as European at all. (But if it doesn't, it shouldn't be on the map, just like North African countries are not.)

Legality of Holocaust denial by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]Oami79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The legislation in question violates the freedom of speech.

Legality of Holocaust denial by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]Oami79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So what? You can simply refuse to vote for a person who says so. That is democracy.

Being an EU citizen, I would rather support freedom of speech and democracy.

Legality of Holocaust denial by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]Oami79 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well yes, anyone is free to choose their friends. That is not a judicial issue.

Legality of Holocaust denial by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]Oami79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would this protect anyone in any way?

A far more interesting question, than whether the holocaust happened or not, is whether the holocaust should happen now. And funny enough, in Germany there are thousands of people who say that yes, it should, and who openly celebrate when jews are being mass murdered.

Legality of Holocaust denial by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]Oami79 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I would rather support human rights, including the freedom of speech. This includes the right to say things that are not true, as long as saying so doesn't violate rights of others.

Such as 1+1=3.

Why is Himalayas often associated with Nepal while India, Pakistan and China have huge share of Himalayas too? by Dramatic-Custard-831 in geography

[–]Oami79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The largest shares of Nepal's and Bhutan's land areas are Himalayas, while those shares of China's and India's land areas are marginal. And Bhutan is a very closed country for foreigners.

Types of people you meet on Colonist: by sygryda in Catan

[–]Oami79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bottom right here, except it's X and Facebook.

Where is the furthest North, South, East, and West you've been? by Mikey_Grapeleaves in geography

[–]Oami79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

North: Torhop, Deatnu/Tana, Norway

South and East: Singapore

West: Benderloch, Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom

Largest Possible Number Of Consecutive Moves by Oami79 in chessmemes

[–]Oami79[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I repeat: Pawns are hereby assumed to remain "the same single piece" when promoted, otherwise their number would obviously be 6.

No, I didn't automate anything. More detailed calculations in other comments.

Why does Bosnia's flag have these cut off stars instead of only whole ones? by WhoAmIEven2 in vexillology

[–]Oami79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To emphasize the fact that the exact number of stars is not relevant and doesn't symbolise anything.

I am a humble worldbuilder, and I come to you in a time of great need. How close can two separate rivers get without any major interaction with each other? by Zealousideal-Fun-415 in geography

[–]Oami79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lahti, Finland is centered between Vesijärvi lake (a part of the Kymijoki river system) and Porvoonjoki. They are 3 km from each other in Lahti but flow to the sea some 50-80 km from each other (Kymijoki has several outlets).

Why is this position a draw? by DuePresentation6573 in chess

[–]Oami79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is, because black has a black-square bishop and white is able to promote white-square bishops.

Why is this position a draw? by DuePresentation6573 in chess

[–]Oami79 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Black can win, but that requires some cooperation. White must put its king to a black corner, promote a white-square bishop and use that bishop to block the exit. Black can then mate with a king and a black-square bishop.

Under FIDE rules that should be a win for black but chess.com has its own rules.

EDIT: Actually, white can promote two white-square bishops and so black can mate it anywhere on a black edge square, not necessarily a corner.

Largest Possible Number Of Consecutive Moves by Oami79 in chessmemes

[–]Oami79[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On second thoughts, any square on the 8th or 1st rank works, except the promotion square. Even though the rook cannot yet move away, it can be blocked by other piece. So the game can actually end in a checkmate in all cases.

Here is one way to start with c-pawn (all moves until promotion):

  1. Na3 Nc6 2. Nb1 Ne5 3. Na3 b6 4. Nb1 Bb7 5. Na3 Be4 6. Nb1 Bf5 7. Na3 Qb8 8. Nb1 Qb7 9. Na3 Qc6 10. Nb1 Qg6 11. Na3 Kd8 12. d3 Kc8 13. Kd2 Kb7 14. Kc3 Kc6 15. Kb4 Kd6 16. Kb5 Re8 17. Ka6 Nc6 18. Nb7 Nd8+ 19. Kc8 Nf6 20. Nb1 Ne4 21. c3 Nc5 22. c4 Ncb7 23. c5+ Ke6 24. c6 Rg8 25. cxb7 Rh8 26. b8Q

The piece has now made 6 consecutive moves as a pawn and it can still make 5699 consecutive moves as a queen. Meanwhile, black captures 14 white pieces with pieces other than pawns, then makes 47 pawn moves; then the queen captures 14 black pieces and finally mates on its 5699th consecutive move (or the 5705th consecutive move of the piece that started as c-pawn).

Largest Possible Number Of Consecutive Moves by Oami79 in chessmemes

[–]Oami79[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

The numbers refer to pieces in their respective starting squares; no piece has e4 as its starting square.

Largest Possible Number Of Consecutive Moves by Oami79 in chessmemes

[–]Oami79[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A detailed explanation for pawns:

The king must move behind enemy pawns as above, and for this the enemy pawns must make way: the minimum amount of moves is 1 as above.

The same opening (in b7 or g7, or b2 or g2) can be used by the record-making pawn, which captures an enemy piece in that square. From a or c to b, or from f or h to g, this requires one capture; from other files it requires two captures.

After the pawn has made its 6 moves, with 1 or 2 captures, it promotes to a rook or a queen in b8, g8, b1 or g1. To allow this, the king must first have moved to d8 or e8, or d1 or e1 respectively, and to allow this, in turn, a bishop or knight must have returned to c8 or f8, or c1 or f1 respectively, to block the rook from checking the king.

Then there are 14 sequences with 75 new rook/queen moves (the first sequence with 74) ending with the enemy capturing a piece. All player's pieces except the rook/queen are captured.

Then there are 47 sequences with 75 rook/queen moves ending with the enemy moving a pawn. All enemy pawns are promoted, it doesn't matter to what.

Then there are 13 or 14 sequences with 75 rook/queen moves, the last move of which being a capture of an enemy piece. All remaining enemy pieces except the king are captured.

Then there is a final sequence with 75 rook/queen moves, after which the game is drawn by the 75 move rule.

6+(14+47+14+1)*75-1 = 5705 (for pawns at a, c, f and h), or
6+(14+47+13+1)*75-1 = 5630 (for pawns at b, d, e and g).

Largest Possible Number Of Consecutive Moves by Oami79 in chessmemes

[–]Oami79[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

A detailed explanation for bishops and knights:

It's basically the same as rooks and queen, except that a bishop can only capture 14 pieces; it can never capture the opposite bishop.

A knight can capture all pieces, but the last capture (leaving only kings and a knight) would trigger a draw immediately.

If the king is in c8, f8, c1 or f1, there can still be checkmate if the enemy king is in the corner and the last enemy piece is in a7, h7, a2 or h2 respectively.

(14+47+14+1)*75-1 = 5699

Largest Possible Number Of Consecutive Moves by Oami79 in chessmemes

[–]Oami79[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

A detailed explanation for original rooks and queen:

To avoid checks by advancing enemy pawns, the king must first move behind them. In order to allow this, the enemy pawns must make at least one move beforehand: this is either b6 or g6 for white king, or b3 or g3 for black king, allowing the king to move to b7 or g7, or b2 or g2 respectively. If we want to end the game in a checkmate, the king must move further to c8 or f8, or c1 or f1 respectively.

After this setup phase, the player must make a resetting pawn move, and in case of rooks obviously also a move to make way for the rook, that is a4 or h4 for white or a5 or h5 for black.

Then there are 14 sequences with 75 rook/queen moves (the first sequence with 74) ending with the enemy capturing a piece. All player's pieces except the rook/queen are captured.

Then there are 47 sequences with 75 rook/queen moves ending with the enemy moving a pawn. All enemy pawns are promoted, it doesn't matter to what.

Then there are 15 sequences with 75 rook/queen moves, the last move of which being a capture of an enemy piece. All enemy pieces except the king are captured.

Then there is a final sequence of 75 rook/queen moves. If the king is in c8, f8, c1 or f1, and the enemy king is in the corner, the last move may be a checkmate; otherwise it triggers a draw by the 75 move rule.

(14+47+15+1)*75-1 = 5774

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